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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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